Mid-Coast

New South Wales · Mid North Coast · 95,814 people · 198 suburbs · 18 postcodes

Mid-Coast at a glance

95,814
Population
#27 of 130 in NSW
9,915
km² area
10/km² density
53.0
Median age
+13.3 vs NSW
912
SEIFA IRSAD
#109 of 130 in NSW
52
Schools
43 gov, 6 Cath, 3 indep
10.1%
Born overseas
23.8%
Renting

Map shows the Mid-Coast LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Mid-Coast is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 198 suburbs across 18 postcodes and an area of 9,915 km². Mid-Coast has a population of 95,814 , ranking #27 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Taree (16,715 residents).About 10.1% of residents were born overseas and 3.2% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (14.6%) 15–24 (8.4%) 25–44 (16.6%) 45–64 (27.3%) 65+ (33.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years13,955 (14.6%)
15–24 years8,098 (8.4%)
25–44 years15,880 (16.6%)
45–64 years26,130 (27.3%)
65+ years31,796 (33.2%)
10.1%
Born overseas
3.2%
Speak a language other than English at home
7.2%
First Nations
2.2
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (51.0%) Mortgaged (25.3%) Renting (23.8%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (88.5%) Semi/townhouse (6.7%) Flat/apartment (4.9%)
$320
Median weekly rent
$1,511
Median monthly mortgage
45.6%
Households with 0-1 cars
54.4%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

6.3%
Unemployment rate
17,187
In full-time work
13,751
In part-time work

Schools in Mid-Coast

52 schools across Mid-Coast: 82.7% Government, 11.5% Catholic, 5.8% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 938 (range 694 to 1037). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (78.8%) Secondary (15.4%) Combined (5.8%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 938 NSW median 1005LGA range 694 to 1037

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 52 schools in Mid-Coast, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
MidCoast Christian College Independent Combined Taree 787 1015
Manning Valley Anglican College Independent Combined Cundletown 758 1005
St Clare's High School Catholic Secondary Taree 630 1012
Taree High School Government Secondary Taree 623 918
Forster Public School Government Primary Forster 573 934
Wingham High School Government Secondary Wingham 520 932
Chatham High School Government Secondary Taree 493 814
Old Bar Public School Government Primary Old Bar 480 994
Great Lakes College Forster Campus Government Secondary Forster 478 936
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus Government Secondary Tuncurry 466 949
Taree West Public School Government Primary Taree 409 910
Tuncurry Public School Government Primary Tuncurry 366 930
Great Lakes College Senior Campus Government Secondary Tuncurry 349 988
Holy Name Primary School Catholic Primary Forster 345 1014
Gloucester High School Government Secondary Gloucester 309 950
Hallidays Point Public School Government Primary Diamond Beach 302 1021
Bulahdelah Central School Government Combined Bulahdelah 289 902
Gloucester Public School Government Primary Gloucester 275 955
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic Primary Taree 271 952
Cundletown Public School Government Primary Cundletown 265 923
Pacific Palms Public School Government Primary Boomerang Beach 247 1007
Wingham Public School Government Primary Wingham 240 934
Chatham Public School Government Primary Taree 222 837
Manning Gardens Public School Government Primary Taree 207 724
Wingham Brush Public School Government Primary Wingham 203 895
Nabiac Public School Government Primary Nabiac 165 938
Tinonee Public School Government Primary Tinonee 158 948
Tea Gardens Public School Government Primary Tea Gardens 130 934
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic Primary Wingham 118 941
Booral Public School Government Primary Booral 84 938
Harrington Public School Government Primary Harrington 83 949
Taree Public School Government Primary Taree 83 795
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic Primary Bulahdelah 72 980
Stroud Public School Government Primary Stroud 71 931
Coopernook Public School Government Primary Coopernook 60 925
Barrington Public School Government Primary Barrington 52 966
Krambach Public School Government Primary Krambach 40 908
Lansdowne Public School Government Primary Lansdowne 38 907
Mitchells Island Public School Government Primary Mitchells Island 37 917
Bungwahl Public School Government Primary Bungwahl 36 1037
Hannam Vale Public School Government Primary Hannam Vale 36 1033
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic Primary Gloucester 35 1030
Manning Adventist School Independent Primary Tinonee 32 952
Coolongolook Public School Government Primary Coolongolook 31 950
Moorland Public School Government Primary Moorland 31 825
Mount George Public School Government Primary Mount George 23 932
Cabbage Tree Island Public School Government Primary Cabbage Tree Island 21 694
Elands Public School Government Primary Elands 15 976
Stratford Public School Government Primary Stratford 15 904
Bobin Public School Government Primary Bobin 13 938
Upper Lansdowne Public School Government Primary Upper Lansdowne 13 979
Stroud Road Public School Government Primary Stroud Road 9 948

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Mid-Coast. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

912
Ranked #109 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

942

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

963

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

905

Suburbs in Mid-Coast

Mid-Coast contains 198 suburbs and 18 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Taree 2430 16,715 $968/wk 45
Forster 2428 14,187 $1,009/wk 57
Tuncurry 2428 6,376 $854/wk 62
Wingham 2429 5,395 $1,105/wk 47
Old Bar 2430 5,126 $1,170/wk 50
Harrington 2427 3,381 $883/wk 64
Tea Gardens 2324 3,288 $991/wk 69
Gloucester 2422 3,133 $985/wk 55
Cundletown 2430 2,050 $1,305/wk 46
Bulahdelah 2423 1,538 $963/wk 54
Hawks Nest 2324 1,413 $1,096/wk 61
Smiths Lake 2428 1,332 $1,210/wk 49
Nabiac 2312 1,294 $1,253/wk 48
Tinonee 2430 1,202 $1,294/wk 46
Diamond Beach 2430 1,012 $1,331/wk 50
Tallwoods Village 2430 993 $1,314/wk 60
Stroud 2425 988 $1,310/wk 48
Black Head 2430 972 $1,053/wk 65
Wallabi Point 2430 938 $1,763/wk 45
Red Head 2430 798 $1,228/wk 58
Failford 2430 748 $1,005/wk 58
Rainbow Flat 2430 693 $1,299/wk 51
Coomba Park 2428 691 $786/wk 61
Hallidays Point 2430 656 $1,454/wk 51
Coopernook 2426 625 $1,142/wk 46
Lansdowne 2163 607 $1,005/wk 52
North Arm Cove 2324 552 $1,272/wk 56
Upper Lansdowne 2430 533 $1,143/wk 54
Moorland 2443 516 $1,260/wk 46
Mitchells Island 2430 462 $1,304/wk 55
Booral 2425 457 $1,607/wk 41
Darawank 2428 451 $1,285/wk 52
Boomerang Beach 2428 423 $1,454/wk 46
Pampoolah 2430 423 $1,288/wk 51
Barrington 2422 394 $1,262/wk 55
Coolongolook 2423 382 $952/wk 55
Krambach 2429 382 $1,230/wk 52
Cedar Party 2429 379 $1,183/wk 57
Dyers Crossing 2429 346 $1,149/wk 53
Johns River 2443 346 $1,194/wk 50
Pindimar 2324 345 $1,067/wk 60
Mount George 2424 337 $1,199/wk 45
Wherrol Flat 2429 329 $1,162/wk 53
Limeburners Creek 2324 327 $1,586/wk 43
Taree South 2430 326 $1,067/wk 53
Oxley Island 2430 321 $1,432/wk 45
Hillville 2430 302 $1,281/wk 53
Elizabeth Beach 2428 259 $1,583/wk 51
Bungwahl 2423 249 $1,199/wk 54
Killabakh 2429 248 $982/wk 57
Firefly 2429 247 $1,375/wk 51
Blueys Beach 2428 242 $1,275/wk 64
Stroud Road 2415 242 $1,483/wk 49
Glenthorne 2430 234 $1,158/wk 46
Burrell Creek 2429 233 $1,181/wk 54
Manning Point 2430 229 $693/wk 64
Wootton 2423 228 $1,125/wk 57
Hannam Vale 2443 218 $1,406/wk 51
Girvan 2425 210 $1,271/wk 50
Kundle Kundle 2430 204 $1,609/wk 44
Marlee 2429 199 $1,362/wk 53
Minimbah 2312 199 $1,375/wk 52
Tarbuck Bay 2428 194 $1,021/wk 48
Allworth 2425 190 $1,213/wk 48
Elands 2429 178 $642/wk 60
Killawarra 2429 178 $1,575/wk 52
Wards River 2422 178 $783/wk 55
Koorainghat 2430 176 $1,375/wk 54
Charlotte Bay 2428 175 $1,187/wk 47
Bootawa 2430 174 $1,204/wk 57
Forbesdale 2422 170 $1,333/wk 54
Coomba Bay 2428 168 $1,583/wk 58
Coralville 2443 168 $1,125/wk 53
Nerong 2423 168 $862/wk 59
Mondrook 2430 167 $1,388/wk 52
Stratford 2422 161 $979/wk 47
Kimbriki 2429 156 $1,218/wk 49
Possum Brush 2430 145 $1,325/wk 55
Markwell 2423 144 $1,312/wk 46
Moto 2426 144 $1,075/wk 51
Bobin 2429 141 $1,083/wk 55
Bundabah 2324 140 $924/wk 59
Bowman 2422 139 $1,281/wk 55
Bunyah 2429 130 $1,208/wk 56
The Branch 2425 130 $1,187/wk 44
Stewarts River 2443 126 $1,406/wk 49
Belbora 2422 123 $971/wk 55
Bundook 2422 114 $900/wk 54
Melinga 2430 112 $1,468/wk 52
Waukivory 2422 108 $1,089/wk 58
Purfleet 2430 107 $574/wk 32
Faulkland 2422 106 $1,718/wk 54
Mooral Creek 2429 105 $1,274/wk 49
Craven 2422 104 $1,050/wk 54
Monkerai 2415 102 $1,281/wk 51
Wang Wauk 2423 98 $1,208/wk 52
Kundibakh 2429 89 $974/wk 53
Waitui 2443 89 $1,274/wk 50
Strathcedar 2429 88 $1,354/wk 42
Boolambayte 2423 85 $1,062/wk 53
Bohnock 2430 83 $1,625/wk 52
Jones Island 2430 82 $1,100/wk 57
Langley Vale 2426 82 $1,062/wk 46
Tugrabakh 2422 81 $1,270/wk 48
Bucca Wauka 2429 80 $1,125/wk 57
Crowdy Head 2427 78 $1,875/wk 63
Brimbin 2430 75 $933/wk 55
Copeland 2422 74 $1,125/wk 56
Whoota 2428 73 $1,812/wk 61
Willina 2423 73 $1,312/wk 54
Dumaresq Island 2430 70 $2,583/wk 57
Wallanbah 2422 70 $1,083/wk 55
Shallow Bay 2428 68 $1,166/wk 50
Dollys Flat 2429 65 $1,208/wk 54
Caparra 2429 62 $1,125/wk 59
Rookhurst 2422 60 $1,375/wk 61
The Bight 2429 60 $1,062/wk 57
Crawford River 2423 57 $1,125/wk 54
Seal Rocks 2423 56 $1,416/wk 46
Caffreys Flat 2424 53 $700/wk 59
Topi Topi 2423 53 $2,250/wk 53
Mayers Flat 2423 50 $1,125/wk 58
Nooroo 2415 48 $1,562/wk 44
Cobark 2422 47 $1,458/wk 56
Warranulla 2423 46 $1,375/wk 52
Ghinni Ghinni 2430 45 $900/wk 55
Bulliac 2422 44 $749/wk 58
Karaak Flat 2429 43 $1,125/wk 48
Bowman Farm 2422 41 $949/wk 49
Tibbuc 2422 41 $949/wk 47
Gangat 2422 40 $1,375/wk 37
Knorrit Flat 2424 39 $1,125/wk 49
Upper Myall 2423 38 $1,624/wk 58
Washpool 2425 38 $1,874/wk 53
Croki 2430 34 $1,208/wk 61
Invergordon 2422 34 $1,041/wk 64
Kia Ora 2422 34 $1,458/wk 40
Mograni 2422 34 $1,375/wk 58
Tipperary 2429 34 $849/wk 52
Berrico 2422 33 $1,406/wk 55
Bindera 2422 32 $962/wk 65
Tahlee 2324 28 $966/wk 28
Number One 2424 27 $1,374/wk 53
Weismantels 2415 26 $900/wk 52
Bombah Point 2423 24 $2,749/wk 49
Bretti 2422 24 $1,125/wk 60
Lansdowne Forest 2430 23 $450/wk 40
Titaatee Creek 2422 23 $1,437/wk 59
Kippaxs 2429 22 $1,042/wk 57
Callaghans Creek 2422 17 $1,375/wk 59
Rawdon Vale 2422 15 $1,749/wk 45
Craven Plateau 2422 14 $1,874/wk 62
Cabbage Tree Island 2430 12 $3,374/wk 29
Cundle Flat 2424 12 $1,125/wk 60
Dewitt 2422 11 $466/wk 53
Tiona 2428 10 $874/wk 39
Cooplacurripa 2424 9 $1,062/wk 62
Woko 2422 9 $2,749/wk 9
Curricabark 2422 8 $4,249/wk 58
Moppy 2422 8 $1,375/wk 58
Coneac 2422 7 $1,625/wk 59
Crowdy Bay 2443 6 $1,999/wk 28
Wallis Lake 2428 6 $900/wk 72
Bulga Forest 2429 5 $450/wk 63
Saltwater 2430 4 $1,875/wk 58
Wallingat 2423 4 78
Glen Ward 2422 3 $725/wk 70
Kiwarrak 2430 3 $7,000/wk 41
Terreel 2422 3 $450/wk 68
Tiri 2424 3 $575/wk 64
Upper Karuah River 2415 3 $824/wk 72
Barrington Tops 2422 $350/wk 57
Baxters Ridge 2422
Booti Booti 2428 66
Cells River 2324 $1,125/wk 54
Charity Creek 2424
Chatham 2430
Dicks Hill 2443
Dingo Forest 2429
Forster Shopping Village 2428
Giro 2422 58
Gloucester Tops 2422
Happy Valley 2430
Khatambuhl 2429
Knorrit Forest 2424
Kolodong 2430
Mares Run 2422
Mernot 2422
Mungo Brush 2423
Myall Lake 2423
Pacific Palms 2428
Rocks Crossing 2424
Sandbar 2428
Satur 2337
Taree West 2430
Violet Hill 2423
Yagon 2423
Yarratt Forest 2429

Postcodes covered

2163, 2312, 2324, 2337, 2415, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2443, 2444, 2460, 2477

Compare Mid-Coast with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Mid-Coast and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Mid-Coast (NSW) 95,814 53.0 912 23.8% 10.1%
Walcha 2,806 49.8 969 22.2% 5.7%
Port Macquarie-Hastings 86,741 48.8 958 27.4% 12.3%
Dungog 9,294 44.7 973 15.8% 5.6%
Port Stephens 75,097 46.5 952 25.7% 12.1%
Upper Hunter Shire 14,201 42.2 943 26.0% 9.1%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Mid-Coast

What is the population of Mid-Coast?

The 2021 Census recorded 95,814 people living in Mid-Coast, across 198 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Mid-Coast?

Mid-Coast contains 198 suburbs. The most populous are Taree, Forster, Tuncurry, Wingham, Old Bar.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Mid-Coast?

Mid-Coast covers 18 postcodes: 2163, 2312, 2324, 2337, 2415, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2443, 2444, 2460, 2477.

How many schools are in Mid-Coast?

Mid-Coast has 52 schools, including 43 government, 6 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Mid-Coast?

Mid-Coast has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 912, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.